Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-06-01
rule, pastures can hardly be said to re-
ceive any care. No crop gets less atten-

ton and none would respond nor
quickly to good care. Much attention
has been given to premium crops Of
corn, wheat, potatoes, the Improvement
of horses, cattle sheep and swine.
Poultry growing is encouraged by lib
eral premiums, but we seldom hear of
a premium crop of grass. It seems
practicable to double the present yield
without an outlay at all corresponding
to the increased value of the crop. Is
there any good reason why a farmer
shonld not bestow as much
care in selecting the proper seeds
and in the after treatment of meadows
as he would in selecting or breeding
and raising a Shorthorn bull calf or a
merino lamb?
THE YOUNG STALLION, '
Prof. Stewart says, in the Cultivation
should have regular exercise, daily never
violent. If of trotting blood, he may be
speeded for short distances. These
short trials will improve his health and
stamina. Care should be taken to de-
velop the true tlotting action, because
he is expected to impress this upon his
progeny. Strong habits are transmissi-
BILE, and the proper training of the trot-
ting sire is all important. The draft
stallion needs also judicious daily xer-
else when young. The muscular develop
ment is most important, and Incidence
may render the stallion unitfor service.
Surplus fat is very Objectionable in a
| stallion of any breed. The feeder has
this quite under his control. A ration
containing only a moderate proportion
of carbohydrates, then moderate feed
ing, with plenty of exercise, will keep
him ingood muscular condition.
GROWING POTATOES.
My practice for years past has been
to plant over fresh turned up sod early
in the Spring for an early CROP and for
a later one, wait till the first week in
June, when the grass is we'll started,
and then turn the sod flat over, fugrow
out lightly between the rows of sods
without disturbing them and plant.
No manure is necessary here to ensure
a good crop, ever when the soil is only
moderately fertile, because the sod rots
just fast enough during Summer, unless
it should happen to be very dry, to
give the potatoes all the food required
for an abundant growth. A sprink-
ling of potash, however, would be benz
fetal, add something to the growth of
the crop, and what is Of more conse-
qnence, improve it's quality.-Z.
SUN FLOWER MAT.
Cut two rounds in pasteboard, each
to be four and ahalf inches in diameter.
Cover each, on n side only, with black
velvet or plush, the other round for the
back of mat with silk. Take yellow
flannel for the leaves. and cut forty a
little over an inch in width and two
inches in length, tapering to a point at
one end; lap the sides over and run them
on the edge of the back form; put the
velvet form on top of this form and
make fourteen strands with old gold
embroidery silk. Then make fourteen
strands to recross the others and the
mat is finished.
CURRENT NOTES.
Young chicks will eat wheat when
they arc two weeks old, and they should
be given plenty of it. When they droop
from rapid feathering they should be
allowed a small proportion of meat
daily.
The farmer of to-day with brains
and ambition, to make his farm pay,
must clear his mind of cobwebs and his
back of moss, and take his garden out
into the open field.
The south side of close board fence
induces earliness and greatly protects
against the winds. It is an excellent
place for raspberries, and is sufficient
protection for early lettuce.
If you be troubled with bark lice
wash the tree thoroughly with soft soap
made into a suds. And, by the way,
it will always pay to carry the water
on wash days and apply around the
To grow asparagus from seed pour
hot water on the seed sufficiently to
cover them, and allow them to stand
two or three days. Then SOW the seeds
in boxes of earth and transplant as
soon as. the young plants are large
enough.
The Jersey cattle are said to be in
creasing in size. Those in this coun-
try are much larger and harder than
those brought over twenty years
ago, and we have better stock here
than can be procured elsewhere, not
excepting wen the Isle of Jersey.
The gooseberry bushes do best when
they are well trimmed. They make
very rank growth. It is a fruit that
does best in partial shade, and if the
mildew do not attack it a crop may al
ways be looked for. They are not grown
extensively for sale, but every farm or
garden should have a space devoted to
| them. IT..
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